Choose the correct passive voice: "The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised."
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised." The correct choice is A. The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised.. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised. ✓
- B. The plan was approved by the council before the objection was raised.
Why not B: “The plan was approved by the council before the objection was raised.” does not fit this question. The answer is The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised..
- C. The plan had being approved by the council before the objection was raised.
Why not C: “The plan had being approved by the council before the objection was raised.” does not fit this question. The answer is The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised..
- D. The plan has been approved by the council before the objection was raised.
Why not D: “The plan has been approved by the council before the objection was raised.” does not fit this question. The answer is The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised..
Correct answer
A. The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised.
Explanation
The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised option A is the accepted answer to Choose the correct passive voice The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised Option B The plan was approved by the council before the objection was raised does not fit this question Option C The plan had being approved by the council before the objection was raised does not fit this question Option D The plan has been approved by the council before the objection was raised does not fit this question For this Active and Passive Voice question the accepted answer is The plan had been.
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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